Ecole du Patrimoine Africain

Many personalities have visited EPA and continue to visit us. We thank them for their support and their interest in our activities.

• Mr. Cheick Omar Sissoko, film maker and former Minister of Culture of Mali, 12 January 2012.
• Ms Lalla Aïcha Ben Barka deputy Director general of the African Department at UNESCO, 05 July 2011.
• Professor Norbert Cossi Awanou, Dean of the Université Abomey-Calavi, Benin, 26 April 2011.
• Ms. Agnès Clancier from the French Embassy in Burkina Faso, Regional Councellor for Cooperation for West Africa (UEMOA-ECOWAS), accompanied by Mr. Alain Richard and Mr. Alain Lheritier of the French Embassy in Benin, 20 January 2009
• Mr. Juca Ferreira, Federal Minister for Culture of Brazil, 10 September 2008
• Mr. Carmelito de Melo, Brazil Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, 17 October 2007
• Mr. Yves Dauge, French Senator and Deputy Mayor of Chinon, 21 September 2007
• Mr. Toleba Soumanou, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Handicrafts of Benin and Ms Elisabeth Feret, Head of the EU Commission delegation in Benin, 2 July 2007
• Coordinating team of the Educational Research Network for West and Central Africa (ERNWACA) led by Kathryn Touré, 10 to 12 April 2007
• H.E. Ms Gayleatha B. Brown, United States Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, 14 February 2007
• Mr. Mounir Bouchenaki, ICCROM's Director General, 12 to 14 February 2007
• Mr. Aziz Begag, Deputy Minister for the promotion of equalty of chances, France, accompanied by H.E. Christian Daziano, Ambassador of France in Benin, 16 December 2006
• Ms Rafiatou Karim, Minister of Primary and Secondary Education of Benin, 22 December 2005
• Mr. Jules Codjo Assogba, Beninese Minister of Environment, Habitat and Urban planning, 5 December 2005
• Mr. Jean-Michel Daclin, Deputy Mayor of Lyon, Vice-president of the urban community of Greater Lyon, 28 November 2005
• Ms Francesca Gori, Secretary-General of the Unidea Foundation, Italy, September 16, 2005
• Mr. Marcio Barbosa, Deputy Director-General of UNESCO, with Ms Christiane Taubira, French deputy of Guyana, Ms Elisabeth Moundo and Mr. Nouréini Serpos Tidjani from UNESCO, August 1st, 2005
• A delegation of French senators, April 20, 2005
• Ms Conny Mayer, member of the German Parliament, March 29, 2005
• Mr. Klaus Loetzer, resident representative of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Benin, March 29, 2005
• M. Wayne Neil, Ambassador of the United States of Americain in Benin, February 25 2005
• H.E. Mr. Horst Köhler, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, December 10, 2004
• H.E. Peter Wienand, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Benin, October 14, 2004
• H.E. Marcello Ricoveri, Ambassador of Italy in Benin and Nigeria, September 23, 2004
• H.E. Christian Daziano, Ambassador of France in Benin, September 21, 2004
• Mr. Nicholas Stanley-Price, ICCROM's Director-General, September 13 to 17, 2004
• H.E. Vitaliano Gobbo, Honorary Consul of Italy in Benin, September 17, 2004
• Mr de Bonnecorse, advisor on Africa at the Elysée, March 12, 2004
• Ms Geneviève Gallot, Director of the Institut national du patrimoine (National Heritage Institute), June 2nd to 6th, 2003
• H.E Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, November 22, 2002
• President Emile Derlin Zinsou, April 20, 2001